Transform tectonics and thermal rejuvenation on the Côte d'Ivoire-Ghana margin, west Africa

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 154, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 483-489

  Clift, P D ^a   Lorenzo, J ^b   Carter, A ^c   Hurford, A J ^c  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Continental margin; Fission track dating; Flexure; Transform faults; West Africa

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CONTINENTAL MARGINS; FISSION TRACK ANALYSIS; FLEXURE; TOPOGRAPHY; TRANSFORM FAULT; TRANSFORM FAULTS;

ATLANTIC, COTE D'IVOIRE-GHANA MARGIN;

EID: 0030799119     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/gsjgs.154.3.0483     Document Type: Article

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